Bach up close and personal: English Touring Opera's St Matthew Passion

Von Benjamin Poore, 20 Oktober 2018

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Temple Church, London, am 18 Oktober 2018

Bach, Matthäus-Passion, BWV244

English Touring Opera

Ellie Laugharne, Sopran

Susanna Fairbairn, Sopran

Katie Bray, Mezzosopran

William Towers, Countertenor

Benjamin Williamson, Countertenor

John-Colyn Gyeantey, Tenor

Richard Dowling, Tenor

Frederick Long, Bariton

Andrew Slater, Bassbariton

English Touring Opera Orchestra

Jonathan Peter Kenny, Musikalische Leitung

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Benjamin Poore

Benjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.